I've read all seventeen chapters and I'm still laughing over this one. "Ron hit me." I don't know if it tickles me more from my experiences as an older brother or as a parent. This is the first fanfic of yours that I've read. I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. The amount of effort you put into building the characters really was excellent.

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it! Many people thought Ginny and Ron's relationship was sad or abusive, but as a little sister, I know that fighting was a perfectly legitimate emotional outlet at that age. Thanks so much for your review!

I've read all seventeen chapters and I'm still laughing over this one. "Ron hit me." I don't know if it tickles me more from my experiences as an older brother or as a parent. This is the first fanfic of yours that I've read. I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. The amount of effort you put into building the characters really was excellent.

You know, I think if it weren't for being a witch, Ginny would be dead now thanks to Ron! LOL he broke like every part of her body, the stupid prat! Plus in book 5 Fred and George threw her down the stairs, omg this poor girl! LOL. But its really wonderful that Ginny thinks so highly of Ron. Only thing though (Ginny would never consider it at this point) But I don't think "Ron" is the thing Harry would miss the most anymore. I'd have to say it would probably be Ginny now. Great chapter!

Author's Response: Yeah, things are rather rough at the Burrow. Someday Ron\'s going to get to tell his side of the story, about how Ginny once unconsciously hexed his tongue off and such. Thanks for the review!

Awesome! Just awesome! I am in awe. And I apparently have no other adjectives to share with you at this time. I'm awe-struck. A hilarious list, to start out with, and an amazingly detailed and appropriate description of Ron.

OMFG! NUMBER 13 IS UNLUCKY, BUT SO TRUE! omg omg omg!!whyyyyyyyyyyy?? head spinning from hyper-ventelating!(spelling unknown) Want to kill Ron now! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But now i finish the chapter and you make me want to hug him! how dare you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this chapter is killing me and as i read this I wimper in agony of my still spinning head! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Author's Response: Hahaha, wow, I dunno what to tell you... but thanks for the review!

I'm just...I don't get how you come up with all these things.. All the chapters, you manage to make them so varied and original, interesting and believeable, I'm in awe...Just keep on writing, nothing is unoriginal, and that's quite hard to master....Congrats!

Author's Response: To be called 'original' in the maxed-out world of HP fanfiction is truly one of the highest compliments I could imagine. Thank you SO much!

Oh my God. That chapter gave me the chills at the end. When you had Ginny describing how Ron put his friends first, standing between the mass murderer and his best friend on a broken leg, you have such a flair for writing it was just an exquisite chapter. I stil have the chills!

You have to stop this now. I can't keep loving all of them--how will I ever choose a favorite?
Damn straight Ron is the bravest. He is truly the unsung hero of the books. He was the one who would die for Harry and Hermione. He was the one who opened his house to Harry. He is Harry's best friend and I truly believe he will be the one to help save Harry's arse. Because he's done it before.

Author's Response: I think Ron's middle name should be Underrated. Thanks for the review, as always!

Awesome and a half! I am so surprised at the quick update! anyways, this was great. Ron was the greatest one of them all. If only Ron would realise that in the real books. He's a real example of a Gryffindor. I love. Don't you love him? Come on, how can you not love him? Anyways, very very very well written chapter! i am in love with your writing. Keep up the great work.
--Ray

Author's Response: I DO love Ron! He IS the greatest! Thanks for the review!

Awww I loved this chapter! It was soooo cute this was my FAV LINE EVER!!! "to be the thing he'd miss the most" that is so true and everyone forgets that Ron is Harrys... and it just makes me so happy... and aww JK can't kill Ron.. and I loved this chapter!

Another chapter, and before I even got the chance to leave! This is great.
Hm, it's so boring to say the same things all the time, but you've done it again, another great chapter.
Ron's just how I thought he would be, and that's not a bad thing! He's a bit clumsy and stupid, but still the best brother of them all. (Though I have to say that if I had to choose one of them, the way you have written about them, I'd choose Bill.)
But what is this I see? Another chapter! This made my day; I have forgotten the pain of the shot I had to take against Hepatit A (I don't know if it's called Hepatit A in English, so I looked it up in a dictionary and it said jaundice, hopefully you'll get what I mean). Thank you Laura!

Author's Response: Shots are no fun :-( Glad I could help you feel better--thanks for the review!

Wow, here comes Speedy Gonzales! thank you for working so quickly! I found this chapter to be as fresh and different as the Weasley boys. I especially liked your different format of list-making; it was quite interesting to see what exactly Ron has broken! I was particularily struck by "I cried because it hurt so badly, because I was sorry, because I hoped they wouldn't have to take Ron's leg off, and because it's okay to cry in front of your Mum." which couldn't have put it better. Again, I love how each title refelcts your perspective and the specific Weasley. I'm such a fan, Laura!

Some things just get better and better...
This was a particularly fun chapter to read because you switched up the format. I loved that you set it pre-Hogwarts because we see Ginny interacting mostly with Ron during the books, so it was more necessary in my opinion to show before. As usual, you take these incidents like a brawl and put them in context to convey the complexities of each relationship. Brilliant.

Author's Response: Thanks! I was going to go with something ultra-recent, but I was too tempted to do another throwback to childhood... just to aggravate all the people that were expecting Harry to make an appearance in this chapter, haha- I'm evil! Thanks!